Atomic Candy

Super cute candy store! Amazing selection of anything from chocolates to gummy candies etc. I love how they have a plethora of old school candy was well. Being able to pick what you want from the bulk bin style containers is great as it allows you to choose so many more types :)

Atomic has a huge selection of bulk candy, sodas, and punny merchandise. Their location on the square is convenient, and the workers are always friendly. It’s an all-​around great place!

A trip to Denton calls for a stop at Atomic! Walking in you feel taken back to an old time candy store. There is candy everywhere! Of course, I come in for their large selection of jelly beans! You can mix & match jelly beans along with the other candies and pay per lb. My brother and I always load up for road trips home!
They also offer fun novelty gifts– magnets, pens, chewing gums, etc. Great place to come if you are looking for a unique gift. Of course, all the options can be overwhelming, so take your time browsing the selections. It can get crowded in there depending on how busy they are, hubby had to step out this weekend because it was hot & getting a little tight inside.
Totally worth stopping by, grabbing a soda & a sack of candy!

Not a bad little place at all. I like stopping in here whenever we pass through town. I don’t always get something but the selection is awesome. You have to build your own 6-​pack of rootbeer. It’s definitely worth it.
They could use to move into a bigger place though. It can be a little cramped.

Fun little candy store on Denton’s Downtown Square! Lots of fun candy and sodas to try! But very crowded! I waited outside as my family continued to shop, because I was getting a little claustrophobic!

Heading into a candy store I expected there to be a lot of candy, but ended up being overwhelmed by the sheer amount of different options!
I took my kids as a special treat as we don’t really each much candy. I think they were taken back and didn’t know where to start. We probably spent 10 minutes looking at everything before I let them start filling bags.
Taffy and ribbons of sugary goodness seemed to be their favorite. There were tons of different sour balls and licorice. Gummy and sugar coated sweets were everywhere and my kids were in sugar heaven.
The prices were better than I expected. All 3 kiddos got a decent amount in a bag for $ 5. They can’t wait to go back so this will be a special treat again in the future.
The store itself is really fun and has a lot of things other than candy. The workers were kinda friendly, but not all that friendly to my kids who kept trying to talk to them.
We will be back sometime after this sugar high goes away!

Even adults will feel like a kid in a candy shop. While obviously targeting the younger crowd, there are also lots of punny items, good for a chuckle here or there. I spent over an hour walking around, reading packages, and just marveling at all the different options in the store. And I left $ 30 later with Christmas presents for a number of people, and of course some sweets for myself. My gf likes Mexican Candy, and there were 4 different types of Pelon Pelo candies, and my gf was ecstatic to try new ones she had not had before.

A bit overwhelming but this candy shop is pretty awesome. Has just about anything you could want.
Salt water taffy is soft and fresher than most places we’ve had it. If your visiting the square and have a sweet tooth check this place out.
Only place I’ve seen bacon flavored toothpaste. I’m guessing it isn’t approved by the American dental association.

All the retro and novelty candies you could want, not to mention a plethora of bottled pop (I found Faygo from my hometown of Detroit!) Not as quirky as Big Top in Austin, but a great option for the wandering masses shopping on the square, or just students in need of a snack. If you need a sweet treat, Atomic is the bomb!

Every downtown needs a candy shop. This is what I’ve decided after visiting Atomic Candy in Denton. We were in town for a wedding and killing some time by walking around downtown. It’s a nice little area that has a lot of potential. There are some great little stores and Atomic Candy is right there being fantastic and just making the whole area feel fun and inviting.
First off, this is the type of store you want in your downtown. Local, fun, knows what it is and what they do and do it really well. The candy selection in the store is excellent. You have the standards (all things gummy and jelly bean related, suckers, candy bars, etc) and lots of off the beaten track type things like taffy products from like Turkey or something like that and lots of novelty candies. This is a great place to go if you are throwing a party and want some fun snacks or need to give a gift to someone. Besides candy, they had fun little novelty things that would make good gifts, stocking stuffers, etc. And if you like candy, well, you don’t need much more of a reason to visit other than the fact that they have lots of candy.
The candy we got was tasty and well priced and we had a good time trying to decide what to get. If I lived nearby, I’d really enjoy trying everything they have to offer!

Nothing negative to say here. This place is a great denton icon. I’ve never been to the square without stopping here.

The store is cool, yes. But how much can you really do in a candy store? I walked around for a few minutes to look at the weird or interesting candies and sodas. Left with a small bag of candy and an unimpressed look on my face.

Went there after class cause I heard it was a candy store and I like candy. When I walked it it was very clean and reminded me of an old fashioned candy store with creative soda (pop) names and some very interesting mint names. It has a variety of candy and honey/​chocolate/​taffy/​bacon stuff. Best chocolate covered blue berries!!! Guy at the front is nice. Parking is hit and miss, so once you find a spot take it cause walking isn’t that far on the square.

I’m not even going to try with this review. Atomic is great and wonderful and interesting and fun and amazing and every other adjective to generally describe something as wondrous as this. All the candy you remember, think you remember, or saw on Unwrapped is here.
Highlights (for me): gummy cherries, sour gummy cherries, and chocolate covered smores.

I swear I spent an hour laughing to myself while throwing a hundred dollars worth of candy into my basket. What grown man does that?
Apparently I do. I used the candy as stocking stuffers for friends but I saved the Bubble Yum for myself.
I live in Fort Worth but gladly made the drive up there. And the owner/​cashier was friendly and helpful. I highly recommend this place!

This place is badass!!! I’m so glad places like this still exist… I was so stoked to see all the amazing soda! I had a pecan root beer that was soooo good, and they had a lot of childhood classics like candy cigarettes, and just cool random stuff haha.
will be back!

Great selection. Lots of odd and fun gifts. If you are looking for that thing for that quirky friend, like a tampon flask. You’ve found the right place. Nice selection of rootbeer and great selection of vintage candies and chocolates.
Service is okay, the guy behind the counter was really really happy. Working with all that sugar would explain that.

Even without a sweet tooth, I can still always find something cool and unique at Atomic Candy. This place is packed from floor to ceiling (literally) with every imaginable brand, shape, flavor, and size of candy and has a wide assortment of other oddities and knick-​knacks. Atomic is the perfect place to find those random white elephant gifts or something fun to send in your next care package. Bacon air freshener? Check. Need a foot tall jumbo gummy bear? You’re in luck– which flavor would you like? They have it all! I especially love taking my mom here to hear her squeal as she rediscovers all the great candy from her childhood.
Most of the goodies are sold by the piece or bulk candy by the pound, so it can add up quickly. The gift section varies in price, but typically is a little on the high end, as to be expected with most specialty stores. But hey, even if you’re broke, you can still treat yourself to a wonderful root beer, cream soda, or other rare bottled soft drink for about $ 2 to enjoy on a stroll around our beautiful Denton square.

So I was hosting a food and bar crawl through Denton square and I wanted Atomic Candy to be a part of this. That’s how I got to meet Tim, the owner. First off, a really great guy and when it came to my group (as small as it was) coming in, his staff was very friendly and the goodie bags they prepared for us were nothing short of teriffic! Saltwater taffy, pixie sticks, sour candies, Black Cows, Chick-​o-​stiks, honey candy. Basically a great mix of past and present.
I go in frequently to assauage my five year old and I always find more retro candy to try. My buddy, and fellow Unilocaler found the candy cigarettes and grabbed I think seven or eight packs of them. My other friend Jacque B., also a Unilocaler found some coconut mango patties for his other half. I even saw bacon and corn soda that I hadn’t noticed… I like both items (bacon and corn) but being that I don’t drink soda… it’s moot.
We had a great experience and heck I’m still gonna be showing up there every so often. Always a great time.
And as they wrote on our goodie bags. «Atomic Candy, scaring dentists since 2011»
Thanks Tim.

On a recent day trip to Denton, this was our first stop after parking slightly off the square. All I can say is WOW!
We came by way of Roanoke, which has its own candy (/​ice cream /​fudge) store. The selection there was impressive, but the selection here was astounding. The prices were also less expensive on every item we were able to compare (We bought many candies in Roanoke, so knew the prices).
The variety of candy and soda here will have you browsing for quite some time. If we hadn’t loaded up so recently, and thank goodness we just ate lunch, I’m sure we would have filled a bag with nostalgic treats.
The store has a great feel to it too. Long and narrow, with wood floors, it just feels like a candy store. Definitely a great experience in the square.